Bathroom is not
considered just a utility these days. They are seen as
the room or space that sets the mood of the rest of
your day in the morning, where you can spend some time
with just yourself and pamper yourself, free from the
worries of the world.
The master bathroom or luxury
bathrooms today include at least a toilet, bidet, two sinks,
separate tub and shower, whirlpool or spa and perhaps more. There
are half bathrooms that only have a sink and toilet while full
bathrooms have bathtub and shower combo along with it. Smaller
bathrooms may just have shower area or corner shower stall instead
of both tub and shower. Children's bathroom may omit a thing or
two but is more colorful and has energetic feel.
Some people love to take a long shower or soak in the tub to relax
perhaps with aroma candles and relaxing music to have a spa-like
feel in your bath. Luxury items that can be incorporated in master
baths are exercise equipments, see-through fireplaces,
mini-refrigerators, saunas and even flat panel televisions that
can be mounted on walls or ceiling to really pamper you. Master
baths are expanding into personal retreats and spas at home are
becoming more and more popular. Whirlpools, Jacuzzi, decorative
fixtures and real furniture pieces are becoming a part of luxuries
that are incorporated in bathroom design these days. Stainless
steel sink, medicine chest, bathtub, shower walls, faucets and
spigots are popular in contemporary bathroom decor though they are
available in wide variety of shapes and materials.
Fixtures in white, biscuit or bone colors are popular while chrome
faucets with soft brass accents are the latest trend. Artistic and
aesthetic sinks, vanity areas, vessel sinks and sinks made up of
hand-blown glass are the fashion of the times. Corner shelves,
corner shower with shower caddy, hanging towel bars and medicine
cabinets with mirrors are all part of the contemporary bathroom
fittings including washbasins in regular round, square or
rectangular shapes or unique, creative and artistic shapes. They
can be made from stainless steel, glass or ceramic. Steel baths
look traditional and are strong and durable while acrylic baths
are much more versatile and lightweight. Modern acrylic baths do
not feel cold and metallic and are easy-to-maintain. Bathroom
accessories make you bath stylish and elegant or fun and relaxing
and can be customized according to your taste.
Bathroom light fixtures range from simple to funky and are
available in all colors, shapes and styles and you may add dim
soft lights for mood lighting purposes in addition to bright light
that you use while applying makeup. Bathroom faucets and other
accessories help you to define the overall style of the bathroom.
Traditional fixtures are more ornate and suit classic, antique,
period, shabby chic, colonial, rustic and country bathroom decors
while modern fixtures are slim, sleek, angular and
ultra-streamlined and look better with high-tech, elite, modern,
contemporary and minimalist bathroom styles. Most of the
traditional bathroom accessories have fluting or floral designs
while modern pieces have geometric or swirl designs.
Sunken marble, Roman style, claw-foot tubs or bathtubs with
elongated pedestal base look classic and formal while a
rectangular tub with square tiles or curvy whirlpools suit
contemporary bathroom decorations. Modern and high-tech bathrooms
have streamlined pedestal sinks with plumbing on display, vessel
sinks or sinks above countertops while traditional bathrooms have
marble sinks, vanity-sink combinations or sinks with embellished
pedestals. Plain glass, frosted or beaded shower doors look
modernistic while stained glass shower doors look artsy, Victorian
or period style. Oak seats and tanks including antique and tall
ones mounted high on the wall make bathroom look traditional while
modern bathroom interiors call for low-profile commodes mounted on
the wall.
People with eclectic tastes or frequently changing taste should
choose neutral colors and plain styles that can easily be given a
different look by switching a few things here and there. Basic
porcelain over cast iron bathtub, porcelain toilet and sink and
faucets and showerhead in porcelain glass combinations are
traditional. Basic faucets such as chrome brass combinations work
best with neutral bathroom schemes. White bathrooms can look both
traditional and modern depending on other factors and is a safe
choice for every kind of decor. Modern faucets such as gooseneck
and waterfall faucets ones are trendy. Remodeling and designing
bathrooms for people with physical disabilities require them to be
fully functional. High traffic bathrooms should use decorations
that are more durable and do not damage easily.
